Monitoring Urban Sanitation: Old Challenges and New Approaches

This briefing note summarises the discussions at a 2011 SHARE and WaterAid convened workshop on improving the monitoring of sanitation in urban areas. Participants agreed research priorities should include asking slum communities about their needs, considering whether some shared facilities should be considered improved, and investigating the effectiveness and affordability of pit-emptying.

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BUILDING KNOWLEDGE. IMPROVING THE WASH SECTOR.

SHARE contributes to achieving universal access to effective, sustainable and equitable sanitation and hygiene by generating evidence to improve policy and practice worldwide.